Thai court orders election winners to abandon plan to change royal insults law (www.reuters.com)
Three years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure (www.reuters.com)
German domestic spy agency has its former head, now a hard-right politician, under scrutiny (www.independent.co.uk)
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has put its former head, who has become a hard-right politician since being removed from the job several years ago, under scrutiny....
EU aiming to launch Red Sea naval mission by mid-Feb (www.reuters.com)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday he was hopeful it could be decided later in the day which member state could lead the upcoming EU mission to protect vessels in the Red Sea, adding this operation could de launched before mid-February....
‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
Burkina Faso thanks Russia for 'priceless gift' of wheat (www.bbc.com)
Israel eyes longshot plan of exile for some Hamas leaders | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Israeli Gov't Press Office Hosts Evangelical Leader Who Calls for Bombing Iran (www.haaretz.com)
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Intelligence Reveals Details of U.N. Agency Staff’s Links to Oct. 7 Attack (www.wsj.com)
The Oct. 7 intelligence reports seen by the Journal identified an Unrwa Arabic teacher who the reports said was also a Hamas militant commander and took part in a terrorist attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, where 97 people were killed and about 26 people were kidnapped and taken as hostages to Gaza....
Injured, hungry and alone - the Gazan children orphaned by war (www.bbc.com)
In the chaos caused by the ongoing fighting and with entire families almost wiped out, medics and rescuers often struggle to find carers for bereaved children....
UNRWA'S Terrorgram - How a Telegram group of 3,000 UNRWA teachers in Gaza celebrated the October 7th Hamas massacre (unwatch.org)
Evidence Shows Widespread Support for October 7th Terrorists Among UNRWA Teachers in Gaza...
China ousts top rocket scientist from key political body in widening military purge (www.cnn.com)
China has expelled a leading rocket scientist from its top political advisory body, the latest sign of a widening purge in the Chinese military’s missile force and aerospace contractors....
Saudi Arabia carries out first death penalty of year as man executed on terrorism charge (web.archive.org)
Saudi Arabia Eyes Reviving Multibillion Dollar Aramco Share Sale (www.bloomberg.com)
UN Warns of Possible Aid System Collapse in Gaza if Funding for UNRWA is Withheld by Israel (newshint.in)
Chinese Telecom Fraud Suspects in Myanmar Discover Even Amid an Insurgency They Can Still Get Caught by Chinese Officials (chinaglobalsouth.com)
China seized Japan's crown for vehicle exports in 2023, data shows (www.japantimes.co.jp)
EU Seeks Ammunition Boost for Ukraine in Bid to Near Goal (www.bloomberg.com)
The European Union will aim to boost ammunition deliveries to Ukraine as it tries to make up for delays in meeting an ambitious target of sending 1 million artillery rounds by March, Estonia’s defense minister said....
China comes just shy of Japan as the world's largest car exporter (www.cnbc.com)
Japanese customs data showed the country exported 5.97 million vehicles last year, more than the 5.22 million vehicle exports that China customs data reported....
Japan’s former PM, 83-year-old Aso, piles insults on female foreign minister (www.theguardian.com)
Taro Aso, vice-president of ruling LDP, said Yoko Kamikawa ‘not that good looking’, got her name wrong, used ageist jibe and mixed up her place in history...
How Chinese mafia run a scam factory in Myanmar – DW - Lemmy.ca (lemmy.ca)
Russian lawmakers approve bill to confiscate assets of people who 'discredit' the army (abcnews.go.com)
The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would allow the confiscation of money, valuables and other assets from those convicted on charges of spreading “deliberately false information” about the country’s military...
EU must defend Ukraine even if US reduces military support, Macron says (www.theguardian.com)
French president says future security architecture of Europe could no longer be settled by the US and Russia...
French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house (www.theguardian.com)
Constitutional change could face fight in Senate after national assembly approves measure by 493 votes to 30...
Biden says he's decided on response to Iran over deadly drone attack (abcnews.go.com)
President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s decided how the U.S. is going to respond to the drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan by Iran-backed militants that killed three American soldiers....
